Pratt, currently director of government relations in the Shreveport area for Chesapeake Energy, says the state of Louisiana would be the primary tenant of the development and envisions a municipal complex with as many as 2,000 state workers moving from the current location on Fairfield Avenue.

The development would also consist of a new, 3,500 seat sports arena, a technology based charter school and a 5,000 unit housing development.

Pratt, commenting on similarities between the new Cross Bayou concept and a previous proposal which was voted down by the Shreveport City Council in 2017, said the earlier plan failed "because it was too small." He added that the amount of a possible bond issue to help fund the project is something yet to be negotiated.